5 days in Cañon City Itinerary

Part of Colorado's Royal Gorge Region, Cañon City straddles the Arkansas River.

You'll find plenty of places to visit near Cañon City: Victor (Victor's Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum & Victor Lowell Thomas Museum), Florissant (Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument & Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum) and Cripple Creek (Old Homestead House Museum, Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, &more). And it doesn't end there: relax and float downstream with a rafting and tubing tour, get thoroughly spooked out with Museum of Colorado Prisons, see the interesting displays at Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center, and admire the striking features of The Abbey Events Complex.

To find more things to do, photos, maps, and more tourist information, use the Cañon City trip builder tool.

In May, plan for daily highs up to 72°F, and evening lows to 46°F.